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Seems to be a pattern of opposing coaches setting expectations once they get deep in to game planning.

I predicted that Oregon would go 10-2 this year with a floor of 8-4 (worst case) and a ceiling of 11-1. After the dominant early season victories and the upset at Penn State (who was one of my predicted losses), I admittedly became overly optimistic and was guilty in thinking that Oregon was ahead of schedule. The Indiana game brought me back down to earth with a thud and really exposed the Ducks’ flaws (credit to the experienced Hoosier coaching staff). At this point, our offensive line is not as good as last year’s, IMHO, particularly at the tackles. Our young, inexperienced QB is confused by late shifts/changes and simulated pressure and not as adept as adjusting pass pro, as his very experienced predecessors were (I’ve never seen anyone do it better in college than Bo Nix did). Dante will learn but hopefully Coach Stein can make adjustments during the bye week to help him and the offense. I’m still not a huge fan our our linebackers and our defensive line is talented but not consistent. The DL, particularly the DTs, absolutely dominated Penn State but perhaps that’s more a reflection of PSU’s O-line? On the positive, our secondary has been fantastic. It’s shocking considering our #1 corner is a true freshman and the other corner is a redshirt freshman/sophomore! Our wide receiver core is also a lot better than I expected, post the Evan Stewart injury. Our running back room is very deep and the freshman appear to be the most talented of the group. As we’ve beaten to death; hopefully, they get more carries the rest of the season. I have personally reset my expectations for the rest of the season. This team is capable of making the playoffs and winning a game or two but I would be surprised if they won the national championship, unless we see drastic improvements in our weaknesses. If we couldn’t handle Indiana’s defense, how the heck do we deal with Ohio State’s (probably the best college football defense since Dan Lanning’s Georgia unit)? The positive is that there really isn’t a dominant team this year, as every team has holes. I still think our real window begins next year but am looking forward to seeing how this year plays out. BTW, another loss could eliminate Oregon from the playoffs. We will not have the best resume (thanks Penn State) and some crazy things could happen with the Big-12 and ACC conference championship auto qualifiers. You would also have to compete with whomever we lost to (Iowa, Washington, USC) and Notre Dame for that playoff spot.

The Grateful Dead’s music was popular when I attended college. Listening to it brings back memories of friendships during that time. I sometimes wonder how life turned out for some of those maniacs.

There are some great shots of just how rainy it was at Autzen. As always most cameras don't always do it justice but they got some good shots of it.

He's probably still salty about Jestin Jacobs transferring away from him.

Seems the line has moved from -3.5 to -6.5. O/U 42.5 Unexpected Betting Lines Revealed For Oregon Ducks vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Bye week focus: worked on "situational football", with periods spent on red zone work, game openers and short-yardage plays. Elements of those three components have not been strengths this season. Dan Lanning shares a few areas of focus during second Oregon bye week

This one might be my favorite so far. Not all that exciting, no coach rants, no distorted press box communication - Just visual art. Someone put some time in on this one behind the scenes. Yay film. What a great idea. These guys are so good and so fast to the final product.

They're better than we think every other game since the Beav game. Great against Penn St Sucked against IU Great against Rutgers Sucked against WI So they should be back to from against IA

Oregon's Playoff Path Receives Interesting Ohio State ComparisonThe No. 6 Oregon Ducks are in bye week mode after an 21-7 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at home. A struggle on offense has led to comparisons being drawn between the Ducks and the reigning national champions, the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon's Playoff Path Receives Interesting Ohio State Com...The No. 6 Oregon Ducks are in their bye week during week 10 of the college football season. Still, it comes after a lackluster 21-7 win at home over the Wiscons

Coach Lanning full of respect for Head Coach and DC for Iowa. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Coach Dan Lanning's Powerful Words about Iowa Coac...With Halloween weekend creeping closer, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks get a week to rest and recuperate after a very weather-impacted 27-10 win against the Wisconsin B

PODCAST: Former Oregon RB Kenjon Barner Joins the ShowI was able to get legendary Oregon running back Kenjon Barneron the podcast for the latest episode! Barner and I dove into a whole lot in this one. We talked about Oregon’s true freshmen running backs Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill Jr.Davison has now scored 10 touchdowns on the year, the first Duck back to do that as a true freshman since CJ Verdell in 2018, and he’s chasing Royce Freeman’s record of 18 set in 2014. Hill has been electric with the ball in his hands and is average more than nine yards per carry. We also tried to dissect Oregon’s offensive inconsistency and how that’s hurt the team this season. What are the solutions? How can the Ducks get back on track? Lastly we addressed special teams, specifically the return game as we both agreed the Ducks could be getting more out of their punt and kick returns every game. I was also very excited to ask Barner about his transition to a career in broadcasting after he finish up his 10 seasons in the NFL. I can say this is one of my favorite episodes I’ve done in a while and you do not want to miss all the great insight and stories he had to share!

Recruitment 'about to be big' for 2027 S Junior James after Oregon offer Alabaster (Alabama) Thompson High School 2027 safety Junior James landed his first Power-4 scholarship offer from the Oregon Ducks this week. He is the teammate of '27 Ducks commit Cameron Pritchett.

Oregon Ducks Target Another Potential Recruiting Flip From Utah UtesThe Oregon Ducks are reportedly targeting two different Utah Utes commits in the 2026 recruiting class. Oregon is heading into its second bye week before taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Target Another Potential Recruiting Flip Fro...The Oregon Ducks are in the middle of another championship-level season but that's not stopping Dan Lanning and co. from staying vigilante on the 2026 recruitin

Not sure Oregon needs the fuel to kick the bricks off Iowa, as a second loss would cost Oregon a home playoff game. It would also take them out of B1G Title contention. But if you want a reason to dislike Iowa, because what's there to really dislike about them otherwise. They play hard, and have been pretty clean off the field. Their DC Phil Parker was asked about the strengths of the Ducks offense, and he threw out the "Well Funded" line that Mike Gundy seemed fixated on. Why you gonna do that Phil? The Ducks were probably going to sleepwalk on Saturday. But now after that ugly Wisconsin game, and now this. They are about to put your feet to the fire.

One More Saturday Night

Grandpa, thanks for the post. If it all comes together, the Ducks can finish 11-1. It hasn't been easy to get 14 new starters to bring 'IT' to the field with the same attitude and cohesiveness every week. The defense's pick-six gave OBD a shot to win the Indiana game, but the defense was unable to prevent Mendoza from driving the Hoosiers 75 yards and a TD for the winning points. The defense also folded in the 4th quarter at Penn State. They are subs, but the subs on defense were duds in the 4th quarter of the Northwestern game. If the PO committee truly starts from scratch, which I doubt, three of the final four regular-season games should be against teams, Iowa, SC, and UW, all in the top 25 on Tuesday night. OBD needs this because heading into the bye, the best win on paper is against 5-3 Northwestern. OBD's QB is untested, especially compared to Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. However, QBs with the same or less experience and lesser supporting casts are lighting it up across the country. I am not an Xs and Os guy, and more than welcome being corrected if I am off base, but last season's starters at tackle on offense are both in the NFL. 6th round draft choice Cornelius Ajani with the Cowboys, and Josh Conerly starting for the Commanders. Their replacements have not played at the same level, and the play-calling does not seem conducive to helping them out. D-tackles Caldwell and Harmon are also in the NFL, and both are contributing to their team's effort. Has not having these two guys on the field led to the disappearance of Maytayo U and Tuioti? Still, it's a one-loss team with a good chance of going 4-0 and being a high seed in the PO field, but three of the opponents today are playing better than many thought they might before the start of the season. (I'm not surprised that USC and UW are competitive, with only two losses, and both could be ranked when they play Oregon. I wasn't as certain about a two-loss Iowa team that has two 'good' losses.) Compared to the other Power-2 conference, and according to the Coaches and AP Polls, wins in the B1G just mean less, and the losses just mean more. Will the PO committee follow suit? Thanks again for the positive post. Win the Bye! Kick Iowa in Kinnick!

The Ducks will be fine but Im not sure about us fans.

Not arguing, but actuaries worth a nickel, could have explained to the Oregon state legislature that the old tier one PERS program, that they “enhanced” with unrealistic guarantees, was unsustainable long term. The matching is not restricted to what an employee deposits into the program. The matching is actuarily calculated each year for each participating employer in the state. It is based upon actuary tables that project payouts, and calculates investment value required to maintain those payouts. To keep a program within legal funding guidelines, in an economic downturn, employers can be forced to make deposits well in excess of employee contributions (that burden does impact tax payers). Which is what happened from around the dot.com bubble, until approximately 2012. The PERS program has undergone major changes to reduce some of these problems in the event of future economic downturns.

Yes to the more play action. Remember the run can set up the pass and the pass can set up the run (I think that happened Saturday at the end of the second quarter).

ahh. there is the rub. one person's deferring income via accepting retirement benefits is viewed by another as exorbitant. for me, a deal is a deal. As for the original topic, what a non-starter. 🤡

Yeah, I'm not sure Onio State is that far ahead of everyone else. They look really good, but so does Indiana. Something I haven't heard anyone mention at this point is the toughness of the Big 10 schedules. Oregon has 6 of the (at least present) top ten B1G teams on their schedule, Indiana 3 and Ohio State only 2. I think maybe the Buckeyes are still living off of their season opening win over then #1 Texas, that hasn't proved to be all that good as the season has gone on. All of the teams have some flaws.

Pitt is on a roll, winning four games in a row behind QB Heintschel for a 6-2 record, 4-1 in the ACC. And Coach Narduzzi's defense is once again salty, 27th in total defense. Like the offense, the defense is much improved over the last four outings. The schedule sets up perfectly for a Panthers PO push: Saturday at Stanford Then, after a buy on November 8th, Pitt has a chance to shake up the CFB playoff. November 15th vs. No. 12 Notre Dame - this looks to be the toughest remaining game on Notre Dame's schedule. November 22nd, at No. 8 Georgia Tech - Ready for a slobber knocker? November 29th vs. No. 10 Miami - The Canes were ahead of Syracuse last year before blowing a 21-point lead, dropping the final regular-season game to the Orange, and missing the PO. And the Syracuse game was played indoors. 😁 Thanksgiving weekend, you can count on Three Rivers Stadium being windy and cold. TCB vs. Stanford, which is decent at home, and win the final three games against top 25 opponents, and Pitt is PO-bound with the possibility of hosting a 1st round game. The ACC title and a 1st round bye could also be in play. True frosh Mason and true frosh BYU QB Bear Bachmeier are balling out this season. Pitt Panthers #H2PHeintschel, Johnson Earn ACC Football Player of the Week...Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel and wide receiver Kenny Johnson have been honored by the ACC this week for their performances in the Panthers' 53-34 win ov...

I don't think there are many Oregonians who feel former State employees shouldn't have a pension, if they became eligible while private industry had pensions. But, when private industry dropped pensions and went solely to 401K's that should have ended it. Likewise, private industry pensions for employees are based on a much more modest calculation of average of final wages. At the point the person retires, it is frozen. No increases in benefits after retirement date. When a PERS eligible retiree can have a pension that is over 100% of his final pay, while a similar tenured private employee remains frozen at 30-35% of his/her final salary, there is seriously something wrong. Especially when cities, counties, school districts, and the State have to keep allocating money from their budgets to fund it instead of city services, county law enforcement, education of kids, and public health. Similarly, the increase of "potential sources of investment" do not rise fast enough to offset the exorbitant benefit growth. So, taxpayers have to make up the difference via reduced public budgets for services or increased taxes/fees, or both. SAIF premiums could be used for other purposes than exorbitant retirement benefits.